New Life, No Instructions

A Memoir

The Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author of Let's Take the Long Way Home now gives us a stunning, exquisitely written memoir about a dramatic turning point in her life, which unexpectedly opened up a world of understanding, possibility, and connection. New Life, No Instructions is about the surprising way life can begin again, at any age...

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I love this author. She's mature, thoughtful, generous, a dog lover, with a gift for friendship with. This book is about her life post-Carolyn and post-Clementine (important characters in Let's Take the Long Way Home), and it's about her struggles with polio as a child and her eventual hip replacement. Reading it is like spending time with a best friend.